OREANDA-NEWS. On November 20, 2007 Verniy Captal JSC (Almaty) that is an authorized broker of Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG (Vienna) on redemption of shares of ATFBank JSC (Almaty) provided Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) with the following information, reported the press-centre of KASE:

Within the period of mandatory redemption that will take place from November 17 of 2007 to December 17 of 2007, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG plans to redeem shares by one of the methods mentioned below:

- on organized market, that is, via broker of Verniy Captal JSC on KASE through consecutive trades, and

- over-the-counter that is, by direct repurchase through concluding purchase-sale agreement for shares that will be made between Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG (through Verniy Captal JSC) and every shareholder of ATFBank JSC who would accept the mandatory offer.

On shares that would be subject for trades through KASE, Verniy Captal JSC will submit bid to purchase shares of ATFBank JSC at the price, specified below, each day during the validity period of the mandatory offer.

In case of acceptance of the offering of the mandatory repurchase by a shareholder, the shareholder has to preliminarily address Verniy Captal JSC (performing as a broker of Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG).

Each shareholder of ATFBank JSC who is intended to sell his/her shares over the counter will have to conclude purchase-sale contract with Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG (acting through Verniy Captal JSC).

Let us remind you that Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG offers to the shareholders of ATFBank JSC to sell the shares on the next terms:

- KZT10,180.93 per each common share (NIN KZ1C35970017);

- KZT5,675.11 per each preferred stock (NIN KZ1P35970816);

- KZT5,675.11 per each preferred stock (NIN KZ1P35970618);